Grant County vs Morrow County

A side-by-side comparison of Grant County and Morrow County: population, income, housing, and more.

Grant County and Morrow County are counties in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morrow County has the higher population (12,249 vs 7,238 in Grant County). Morrow County has the higher median household income ($70,217 vs $59,800 in Grant County). Morrow County has the higher median home value ($229,800 vs $225,100 in Grant County).

Population, income & housing

	Grant County	Morrow County
Population	7,238	12,249
Median age	50.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,800	$70,217
Median home value	$225,100	$229,800
Median gross rent	$840	$910
Housing units	4,147	4,813
Homeownership rate	80.6%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grant County	Morrow County
Population	7,189 → 7,238 (+0.7%)	11,303 → 12,249 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$44,712 → $59,800 (+33.7%)	$54,269 → $70,217 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $225,100 (+55.5%)	$138,100 → $229,800 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $840 (+19.3%)	$790 → $910 (+15.2%)

Grant County

Population

7,1897,238

Median household income

$44,712$59,800

Median home value

$144,800$225,100

Median gross rent

$704$840

Morrow County

Population

11,30312,249

Median household income

$54,269$70,217

Median home value

$138,100$229,800

Median gross rent

$790$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grant County	Morrow County
Under 5	4.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	20.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	17.4%	10.5%
75 and over	14.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grant County	Morrow County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	41.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grant County	Morrow County
No high school diploma	10.4%	24.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grant County	Morrow County
Drove alone	70.5%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	8.5%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grant County	Morrow County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	33.5%

Poverty & households

	Grant County	Morrow County
Poverty rate	15.2%	14.2%
Average household size	2.10	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1972	1980